News by Topic: Women
Rochester has a proud history of breaking barriers and fighting for social change. Susan B. Anthony and Anna Murray Douglass were Rochesterians and our community continues to celebrate their social contributions. RIT upholds a tradition of social equity by supporting female students with a host of clubs and organizations, as well as community resources, that provide platforms for meaningful discussion centering on feminine social justice.
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April 26, 2016
Professor speaks at conference in Saudi Arabia
Santosh Kurinec was the keynote speaker at the National Science Foundation-King Abdullah University of Science and Technology annual conference. -
April 21, 2016
Researcher developing next-gen computer systems
Dhireesha Kudithipudi received a grant for the project “Reservoir computing and benchmarking of neuromorphic systems for size/weight/power constrained environments.” -
April 15, 2016
Alumna speaks on being deaf in corporate world
Pamela Siebert ’03, a software engineer at IBM, presents “Be Your Own Advocate as a Deaf person in the Corporate World” as part of The Edmund Lyon Memorial Lectureship Series. -
April 14, 2016
Design group honors RIT dean and alumna
CIAS Dean Lorraine Justice and alumna Patricia Moore ’74 were named among the 50 most notable members of the Industrial Designers Society of America. -
April 13, 2016
Criminal justice professor named ACE Fellow
LaVerne McQuiller Williams has been named an ACE Fellow for the 2016-17 academic year by the American Council on Education. -
April 1, 2016
Top stories and videos for March
A video on Hot Wheelz, RIT's all-female electric race car team, was the most-viewed in March. Check out all of March’s most popular stories and videos. -
March 25, 2016
Anne Haake named dean of GCCIS
Anne Haake, who has been serving as interim dean since last July, was chosen after an international search. She will become the first female dean of the Golisano College. -
March 24, 2016
Registration open for TechBoyz, TechGirlz camps
Deaf and hard-of-hearing middle-school students with interests in science, technology, engineering and math can attend TechGirlz or TechBoyz summer camps at NTID. -
March 21, 2016
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March 21, 2016
Crowdfunding fuels innovation
Students, faculty and staff are eligible to apply to crowdfund through RIT, but projects have to be driven by students and directly benefit the RIT community. -
March 17, 2016
Club volleyball finishes second in division
RIT’s women’s club volleyball team finished second in their division of the Northeast Women’s Volleyball Club League, their best finish in their four-year history. -
March 15, 2016
Game design student wins Intel Award
Juliann Internicola has been selected for an Intel Scholars award at the 2016 Game Developers Conference, the world’s largest professional gaming industry event of the year.